Inspection 348484122 OPENED SEP 4, 2025Closed
7705 Edgewood Blvd, Lavista, NE 68128 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Heimes Corp. 4 times in Nebraska since 2009.
The latest one began on Sep 4, 2025 as a planned inspection, in Lavista.
Those inspections ended with 5 citation items: 5 serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $20,749 and now stand at $14,225, 31% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Heimes Corp. averages $5,600 (2 cited inspections).
Heimes Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Inspection 346183775 OPENED AUG 30, 2022Closed
1101 S 119th St, Omaha, NE 68138 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.652(b)(1)(i) · Trench protection |
Serious | $6,340 | $5,000 | Nov 16, 2022 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4) · Ladders in construction |
Serious | $4,754 | $2,000 | Nov 16, 2022 | Final |
Inspection 344433297 OPENED NOV 7, 2019Closed
206th And Pacific, Elkhorn, NE 68022 · Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Nov 6, 2019: Employee injures arm, nerves when struck by excavator bucket
At 3:00 p.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee working for a water and sewer line installation contractor at a sewage treatment plant was in a trench directing a coworker (excavator operator) on the movement of the excavator bucket. The coworker was using the excavator to dig out the bottom of the trench. The employee caught his right arm between the bucket and the trench box wall. He sustained lacerations and soft tissue injuries and possible nerve damage to his arm and was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.651(c)(2) · Excavations |
Serious | $6,630 | $4,200 | Dec 30, 2019 | Final |
Inspection 311468490 OPENED OCT 1, 2009Closed
14111 Pacific Street, Omaha, NE 68154 · Site Preparation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction |
Serious | $525 | $525 | Oct 13, 2009 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(3) · Construction safety programs |
Serious | $2,500 | $2,500 | Oct 13, 2009 | Closed |
Injury and illness logs
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2023, the Omaha site logged 6 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 140 workers: 4.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 21 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heimes Corporation Omaha · 2023 | 140 | 6 | 2 | 4.0 | 0.1 |
| Heimes Corp. Omaha · 2019 | 121 | 7 | 3 | 5.3 | 0.1 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Nov 6, 2019, Elkhorn: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · arm(s), unspecified
An employee was in the bottom of a trench directing the excavator operator by giving him hand signals when the employee's arm was pinned between the excavator bucket and the trench box. The employee suffered possible soft tissue/nerve damage.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction
29 CFR 1926.100(a)
(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.
29 CFR 1926.1053 · Ladders in construction
29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4)
(4) Ladders shall be used only for the purpose for which they were designed.
29 CFR 1926.20 · Construction safety programs
29 CFR 1926.20(b)(3)
(3) The use of any machinery, tool, material, or equipment which is not in compliance with any applicable requirement of this part is prohibited. Such machine, tool, material, or equipment shall either be identified as unsafe by tagging or locking the controls to render them inoperable or shall be physically removed from its place of operation.
29 CFR 1926.651 · Excavations
29 CFR 1926.652 · Trench protection
Other water and sewer line and related structures construction employers in Nebraska
- SRC, LLC. Omaha · 1 citation · $3,972
- Vannguard Utility Partners, Inc. Omaha · 2 citations · $14,470
- K2 Real Estate Development, LLC Omaha · 1 citation · $6,500
- Allied Tank & Construction LLC Plainview · 5 citations · $13,500
- Global Earthworks and Underground, LLC. Lincoln · 1 citation · $12,059
- Constructors, Inc. Lincoln · 33 citations · $85,660
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